The book by Nevil Shute was written in 1948 and the movie
was made in 1951. In 1950 he moved from UK to Australia.
Peeking in the World Directory it turns out that Elspeth Garman
was born after all these events. Perhaps her parents liked
the movie and were prescient about her future career. Se
This was mentioned in Marv Hackert's outgoing remarks at the ACA meeting a
few years ago, and he showed the clip of the scene. Jimmy Stewart's
comment is apt: "It's quite fundamental. It's really odd to me that the
schools don't teach it."
Bernie
On Sun, March 27, 2011 4:13 pm, harry powell wrot
Yes, this is based on a Neville Shute story, stars James Stewart and
Marlene Dietrich.
James Stewart's character's daughter is "interested in
crystallography", and her name is Elspeth (a BCA connection?)
On 27 Mar 2011, at 21:04, Frances C. Bernstein wrote:
Picking up an old thread...
He
Picking up an old thread...
Herbert and I just saw the 1951 film "No Highway in the Sky"
and it has several mentions of crystallography.
Frances
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At the other end, featuring at one stage giant diamonds (carbon
crystallised in magma) is "The Core (2003)", which someone described as
a movie designed to annoy all scientists as much a possible.
Anthony
Anthony DuffTel
At the other end, featuring at one stage giant diamonds (carbon
crystallised in magma) is "The Core (2003)", which someone described as
a movie designed to annoy all scientists as much a possible.
Anthony
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harry powell wrote:
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?
"Nothing shocks me, I'm a scientist".
Flip
harry powell wrote:
Hi
Not a question about films for recording X-rays on, but a question about
films about X-rays, Crystallography and related subjects!
I was wondering what ccp4bbers favourite m
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Hi
Not a question about films for recording X-rays on, but a question
about films about X-rays, Crystallography and related subjects!
I was wondering what ccp4
I would also suggest CP Snow, The search, written in 1934
Very crystallographic, very touching, probably inspired by CP Snow friend JD
Bernal
This is about our life, friends...
FF
Dr Felix Frolow
Professor of Structural Biology and Biotechnology
Department of Molecular Microbiology
and Biotechno
Well, I have to admit that that whole R32 vs H32 thing bugs me too ...
James Stroud wrote:
On Apr 16, 2010, at 5:15 AM, Judith Murray-Rust wrote:
The list of books is here.
http://kubrickmovies.hostei.com/aconovel.html
Dim and Pete doing a tug-of-war with /The Rhombohedral System/. The
On Apr 16, 2010, at 5:15 AM, Judith Murray-Rust wrote:
The list of books is here.
http://kubrickmovies.hostei.com/aconovel.html
Dim and Pete doing a tug-of-war with The Rhombohedral System. The
starry prof type began to creech: 'But those are not mine, those are the
property of the munici
On 04/16/10 04:33, Philip Leonard wrote:
This opens a whole new can of worms! How many films would contain
references to crystallography if only the screenwriter hadn't decide to
omit the reference in favour of something else more fun.
Phil.
I suspect this will cause much perplexity, since
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> You are absolutely right, it was not a student but an elderly scholar,
> probably professor
> of
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> Not a question about films for recording X-rays on, but a question
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aturallyobsessed.com/
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> -Chayne Piscitelli
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hadn't decide to
omit the reference in favour of something else more fun.
Phil.
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Hi
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> Hi Harry-
> X-ray crystallography played an integral part in discoveries made in
> Michael Crichton's "A
Did I see a PyMol screenshot (or something very like it) at the
beginning of Avatar?
James Stroud wrote:
Mike Carson claims that the spinning DNA in the computer monitor in
Jurassic Park was the product of the Ribbons software package:
http://www.cbse.uab.edu/carson/
(What is in the Hollywood district other than tourists looking for
"Hollywood"?)
I have a silly anecdote that does not answer Harry's question:
It must have been 1995 or 1996, the Beckman sales representative
appeared at my desk on a Friday afternoon without an appointment, but
carrying a bri
Mike Carson claims that the spinning DNA in the computer monitor in
Jurassic Park was the product of the Ribbons software package:
http://www.cbse.uab.edu/carson/
James
On Apr 15, 2010, at 9:16 AM, harry powell wrote:
Hi
Not a question about films for recording X-rays on, but a question
one
-Robyn
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Hi
Not a question about films for recording X-rays on, but a question
abou
citelli
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Hi Harry-
X-ray crystallography played an integral part i
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>> -Chayne Piscitelli
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Terminator 3 - IIRC, a synchrotron strips the fluid-metal exoskeleton off of
TX - that counts, right?
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Hi Harry-
X-ray crystallography played an integral part in discoveries made in Michael
Crichton's "Andromeda Strain". Mainly it
Hi Harry-
X-ray crystallography played an integral part in discoveries made in Michael
Crichton's "Andromeda Strain". Mainly it was used to determine the elemental
composition and arrangement of the "capsid" or shell that the "foreign"
organism was found within.
Best-
Brad
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at
Hi
Not a question about films for recording X-rays on, but a question
about films about X-rays, Crystallography and related subjects!
I was wondering what ccp4bbers favourite movies involving real
science, especially crystallography might be? If they're from
Hollywood, though, I'd guess i
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